by Colin Thomas | Jun 3, 2014 | Review
“I benefited from the editorial advice of…above all, the brilliant, patient, and ever-humourous Colin Thomas” : very kind words from multiple best-selling author Pam Withers, in her recently published Paintball Island. Thanks, Pam! I will strive to...
by Colin Thomas | May 23, 2014 | Review
Every time I describe Lucia Frangione’s Espresso to friends, I cry. The play is a moving exploration of spirituality, Eros—and healing. Go see it. You can skip Cirque du Soleil’s Totem, which contains some stunning acts, but also some stunningly stupid...
by Colin Thomas | May 16, 2014 | Review
There’s a sprinkling of top-flight acts in Cirque du Soleil’s Totem, but this is not a top-flight show. Robert Lepage wrote and directed Totem and, theoretically at least, his subject is the evolution of humanity. Lepage’s development of that...
by Colin Thomas | May 2, 2014 | Review
Iceland’s last show is tomorrow night. Go. Lindsey Angell’s performance will knock your socks off. The whole show, from the script up, is a pleasure. Iceland is part of playwright Nicolas Billon’s triptych, Fault Lines, which also includes Greenland...
by Colin Thomas | Apr 25, 2014 | Review
One weekend, so much to see: Mrs. Warren’s Profession, Iceland, Through the Gaze of a Navel. Director Marisa Smith’s production George Bernard Shaw’s Mrs. Warren’s Profession is packin’ ’em in—deservedly—at the Rickshaw Theatre....
by Colin Thomas | Apr 10, 2014 | Review
Playwright Judith Thompson hasn’t acted in decades. But she’ll perform all three roles in the premiere production of her play Watching Glory Die, when it premieres at the Cultch (April 22 to May 3). The play is inspired by the death of 18-year-old Ashley...
